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The puppy might already be excellent with people and she's just fed up with it... Its not sad anywhere bigboy and it aint that weird either.. as a puppy owner you get sick of it quickly. she might be an experienced puppy owner so she shot people down early in the game.. Nothing weird in my opinion. and k9.. sorry dobermans has lost their rap :P I rescued a big one in Sweden, granted we dont have no bans and you will see the big guarding breeds on the subway, buses etc (we are allowed to travel with them there), so its a bit more accepting but, not even a full grown dog goes safe now adays from petting hands... I have Tasha my 80 lbs muscle girl, people still wanna pet her to left and right.. But now she's fully trained so now its no issue no more.. just some individuals Im not comfortable with petting her so I say no no can do Im in a hurry!
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![]() well maybe people actually have learned to see a difference in dog breeds?? (that would be a first) *LOL*
but I hear ya, but its kinda nice though, I am so sick and tired of judgemental attitudes. the area where Im in now I have noticed a lot of people have a way more relaxed attitude around here (like locally hicksville) we have several nice socialized well behaved ones or somewhat well behaved that is owned by younger people that actaully CARE about their dogs. So Its nice to see when it's a bit opposite. BUT NO fun when you are in training.. double edged sword lol!
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![]() Just going back to the issue of social interaction with people for puppies.....when Nellie was little, obviously she was tiny and cute, and like Monkey with Tasha, I couldn't walk 100 yards without people stoppig me to ask about her and want to pet her. Some people even tried to pick her up to cuddle her (which I didn't allow!).
Thinking it was a good thing, I allowed strangers to pet and fuss her whenever they wanted. Nowadays, I have a nervous and vocal dog who barks at strangers and intensely dislikes being touched by anyone she doesn't know. Whether or not this relates back to the way I tried to socialise her, I don't know - she was a bad tempered trout at 6 weeks old, maybe thats just who she is - but I thought it was an interesting angle. NB speaking of not liking being touched, why is it that when she does have to meet a stranger and I swiftly tell them to allow her to approach them at her own pace, but NOT to touch her......they always cave in to human nature, bend down over her and try to scruffle her ears?? Nellie stiffens, growls and snaps and I get a shocked look from the snap-ee. I mean, what part of "DO NOT touch her" do they not understand? |
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![]() I don't always want my boys being petted and distracted during 'walks'. I'm trying to get them to walk with manners without succumbing to the many distractions there are. Imagine having a pair of big dogs going crazy to get the attention of all the strangers. That is not something I want.
Does that mean that my boys are not socialized....no....on the contrary, we go to dog parks, ALL the local pet stores, etc every week rain or shine. There are times that are for socialization and there are also times that are dedicated to moulding the dog and teaching them manners. Perhaps that is what the owner of the Shar pei pup wants as well. if you see them again simply ask why. ![]() Last edited by Ivy; 11-29-2010 at 11:07 AM.. |
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![]() I'm with KCat on this one, I find it odd that someone would specify a time period such as two years in such a casual conversation unless the dog was in some sort of service training, which didn't seem to be the case.
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![]() Some dogs take a couple of years to get over the puppy stages. We need to also take into consideration that it could only be an avarage time that this person meant. We hear people say all the time that they aren't going to spay or neuter their dog until the dog is fully-grown, that can mean 1-4 years. I'm planning to neuter Tynan at about 2 years, that doesn't neccessarily mean i'm going to book the appointment on the exact day, give or take.
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